Holder for slender rods, including an elastic web having a rod-receiving aperture therein



July 18, 1950 T. NEF T HOLDER FOR SLENDER RODS, INCLUDING AN ELASTIC WEBHAVING A RODRECEIVING APERTURE THEREIN Filed Aug. 5, 1946 I 'mentor 20 aAttorneys Patented July 18, 19.50

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HOLDER Fon SLENDER Rous, INCLUDING ANELAs'rlo WEB HAVING A Ron-RECEIV- ING APEBTUBE THEREIN Y 'rime Neff, LosAngeles, Calif. Applieatiun August a, 194s, serial N0. 688,273

This invention relates to new and useful vimprovements and structuralrenements in writers implements and the principal object of theinvention is to provide a device of the character herein described whichincludes in its construction a plurality of accessories such as apencil, hard and soft erasers, a brush and a glazing sphere, these beingconnected together by a exible holder of novel design whereby saidaccessories are selectively and readily available for convenient use.

A further object of the invention is to provide a writers implement inwhich the aforementioned accessories are removably secured in theirrespective positions.

Another object of the invention is to provide a writers implement inwhich the use of one of said accessories is not obstructed or otherwiseimpaired by the presence of the other accessories with which it isassociated.

An additional object of the invention is to pro-- vide a writersimplement which is simple in construction and which will not easilybecome damaged.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a writersimplement which will readily lend itself to economical manufacture.

With the above more important objects in view and such other objects asmay become apparent as this specification proceeds, the inventionconsists essentially of the construction and arrangement of parts asshown in the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a plan View of the invention,

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view, taken substantially in the plane ofthe line 2-2 in Figure 1, one of the rods, however, not being shown,

Figure 3 is an enlarged, cross-sectional detail of an adaptor used inthe invention and,

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional detail of a sleeve used in the same.

Like characters of reference are used to designate like parts in thespecication and throughout the several views.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, the inventionconsists of a writers implement designated generally by the referencecharacter l0, the same embodying in its construc- I Z'Claims. (Cl.287-49) The blind bore I5 of the adaptor I4 is designed to receive asleeve I6 hereinafter more fully detailed, and each of the adaptors Illis provided on the lateral surface thereof with a locking catch Il. Oneend of this catch is pivotally connected to the adaptor by means of asuitable pivot pin I8, while a detent I9 is provided adjacent theremaining end of the catch, as will be clearly apparent from the-accompanying drawings.

The aforementioned sleeve I6 is, in elect, an extension of a sleeve body20, one of which is associated with each of the adaptors I4. It will benoted that each of the sleeves 20 may be removably attached to one ofthe adaptors Ill by simply inserting the sleeve portion I6 into the boreI5, as is best shown in Figure 3. Thereupon, by engaging the detent I9of the catch Il in a suitable recess 2I provided in the sleeve 20, thesleeve will be lirmly, yet releasably, connected to the associatedadaptor.

One of the sleeves 2E] carries a glazing sphere or a ball 22, and thisbeing formed with a cylindrical shank 23 whereby it may be mounted inthe bore 24 Vof the sleeve.

Another of the sleeves 2i] carries a soft eraser 25 and yet anothersleeve is provided with a hard eraser 2li. The remaining of the sleevesmay carry a suitable brush 21. If desired, the lateral wall of thesleeves 20 may be provided with notched, inturned detents 28, in orderto assist in the retention of the erasers, etc., in the sleeves.

The essence of the invention resides in the provision of a holderdesignated generally by the reference character 29, this being used forliexibly connecting together the aforementioned arms Ii, whereby theaccessories mounted at the ends of the arms may be selectively employed.

The holder 29 consists of an elongated sheet of resilient material, thisbeing arcuated medially of its length to provide a substantially tubularsocket 30. The end portions of the sheet are secured together in ajuxtaposed relationship and constitute what may be referred to as alaterally projecting, flexible web 3|.

The web BI is formed with an aperture 32, the latter dening a furthersocket for receiving one of the arms I I. The remaining arm is, ofcourse, removably positioned in the aforementioned socket 30 and it willbe observed that by virtue of the resilient flexibility of the materialfrom which the holder 29 is formed, the arms I I may be flexed, so tospeak, in all directions, as is exemplied in the drawings by the phantomlines 33.

It is believed that the advantages and use of the invention will beclearly understood from amuse the foregoing disclosure and accordingly,further description thereof at this point is considered unnecessary.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferredembodiment of this invention it is to be understood that minor changesin the details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts maybe resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention as claimed.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A holder comprising an elongated sheet of elastic material arcuatedmedially of its length to provide a substantially tubular socket, theend portions of said sheet being superimposed and secured together andconstituting a laterally yprojecting, exible web on said socket, saidweb being formed with an aperture defining a further socketperpendicularly disposed relative to said rst mentioned socket.

2. A holder for slender rods, said holder comprising an elongated openended tubular member and an elastic web projecting from one side of saidmember and disposed longitudinally of said member, said web having anaperture therein.

TILLIE NEFF.

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